Auburn offensive coordinator Derrick Nix and former Alabama basketball star Mo Williams are part of the 8-person Class of 2025 for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday.

Nix, an Atalla native in his first year on the Auburn staff, was a star running back at Southern Miss from 1998-2002. He was a three-time 1,000-yard rusher for the Golden Eagles, finishing his career with 3,584 yards and 30 touchdowns despite missing an entire season and part of another with a kidney ailment.

Williams, a Mississippi native, was SEC Freshman of the Year at Alabama in 2002. He later played 13 years in the NBA and coached two seasons at Alabama State before returning to his hometown as head coach at Jackson State in 2022.

A third 2025 Hall of Famer with state of Alabama ties is Mike Justice, a legendary high school football coach in Mississippi. Justice won 294 games and four state championships in 29 seasons in Mississippi and also spent five seasons at Oxford and Anniston high schools in Alabama.

The MSHOF Class of 2025 also includes former Southern Miss baseball coach Scott Berry, former Mississippi State and Buffalo Bills defensive back and current NFL official Steve Freeman, former Ole Miss running back Dexter McCluster, longtime Delta State, high school and junior college basketball coach Steve Rives and Robbie Webb, known as the “Godfather of Mississippi Golf.” The 2025 induction ceremony takes place Aug. 2 in Jackson.